Union Carbide Lake Dam

Union Carbide Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Johnston County, North Carolina. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Union Carbide Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Union Carbide Lake Dam is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Environmental Science U.s., Inc. (private). It impounds the Ut To Neuse River near Smithfield.

The dam stands 29 feet tall, and has a maximum storage capacity of 24 acre-feet.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 03/25/2004. That was over 22 years ago.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: No

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyJohnston
Nearest CitySmithfield
River/StreamUt To Neuse River
Coordinates35.64480, -78.42550

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height29 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage24 acre-ft
Max Storage24 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerEnvironmental Science U.S., Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Last Inspection03/25/2004
Emergency Action PlanNo

Identifiers

NID IDNC01513
Federal IDNC01513
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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